Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-09-06

and ut whose request A little sentence
OF two liues whiskeu through 8hen a
Legislature ia tired or drunk, aud away
go the guarantees OF the lives OF NIX
hundred Thousand people. Who dis
cussed the proposition OF this cnango?
What newspapers Informed the pubilo
OF IL? W4sat demand was there l.r 1t?
Ii the eKisiature had mes In some cen-
trail place, aud had been a representa-
ave bvuy cf three nubdred OF two nun
bred men, do you suppose this change
could have been made without, ut least
your knowing something about 1t? lake
the foreclosure OF chattei mortgages.
Two years ago the Legislature Ut Bus
marok changed the law as tothe lnethois
oil foreclosure of those mortgages, aud
made u law enabling the croultors ~
sct us their own judges of the forfeiture
of the cond,tions OF the mortgage and
enabling them to sell the NOR gagged
property without the judgments Vi any
public places. Who asked for this
cnange? Dih you? Did You know any
thing about il?
Take our militia law. Your last
Legislature, for what purpose l know not,
1 SACGbOo Ill CutAhCly V v SSakpof
military courts, giving them general
power to imprison and fine ali persons
eabject to military law. 1t enrolls ali
persons between the ages OF eighteen and
forty FIVE years in the militia. 1t en-
pow ers the governor TO call them all
out. 1t commands all sheriffs to obey the
writs of these military courts and attend
all courts and execute their orders. If
] khoco 0nrrfo Hna Nna nf unn ~ arlaru
the sheriff to levy on your goods and if
county Jail. 1t forbids by Law any suits
to be brought against any officer OF the
militia by any n aggrieyed,a except
upon bond being personally given by
the person bringing suit. And then, If
the person SO bringing suit Is defeated,
it provides that he shall be assessed
triple costs for bringing the suit. This
is a complete revolutiontin the militia
law of the territory. 1t places more
power in the hands of the governor over
the persons and property of a citizen,
than is in the hands OF the governor of
any state or the president of the United
States. 1t gives unheard OF power to mill
tary courts. 1t places them before the
civil courts, and gives them q mpnstrous
power over the citizens. How many OF
you know anything OF such 8 Law /? Who
asked for its passage? In 1888, your
legislature exempted all the real estate
OF the Northern Pacific railroad from
taxation.
SITUATION GRO WING WORSE
This is our situation. It is growing
worse every year. Appropriations have
grown from $4,000 to 500 600, from
100000 to ST. Notwithstanding with
every Legislature. Unless a remedy is
found this territorial government will
soon become so oppressive as to be I'M
endursble. 1t sizes up in itself the
whole family of aouses which character
ize bad government. 1t is irresponsible.
~extravagant, corrupt, oppressive, inefi-
government which is neither of the
people by the people nor for the people,
Ii ls q government which denies the
their liberties, and affiicts them with
which our %forefathers complained of
under the old British colonial govern
ment. / have cited bnt O small part of
the Inconvenience, disadvantages, In
juries and injustices entailed upon rs
w A Ia f.e -H OIlH
of government, Every business man,
every lawyer, every farmer can add {,
this black list. Every interest in the
territory suffara from it. Not an in
idustry but is hurt. Not an enterprise
but is crippled. Not a citizen but is in.
iured by it. Il touches you in a thou
sand different ways, and hurts every
itime it touches. It is degrading humiI.
Eating and demoralizing. 1t liz unjust.
unlawful and unconstitutional.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
This is q pivotal time in Dakota
What can we do?
1st we can BY o large and overwhelm.
ing vote OF the polls settle this ton
finally among ourselves. SO that. here
after, Whatever comes. it may be distinct.
~ and finally understood ns the .tbe all
and and all'of the matter that the people
OF Dakotawiu moi, consent TO be dragged
into the union as n state. That they
will continue this fight uutil the time
comes when they will, through their CON
stltutional convention, have the lawful
decision of 1t in theirhands. We viii al.
Oh by euch Q vote hush that small and
NOISY faction who are continually shout.
ing that the neople dnipot want division
I'd We shall 6nd out the true friends
OF division in north Dakota.
3rd We can shut the mouths of such
men as Springer, Vest and Randall, who
keep saying thes they do not know what
the people of DAKOTA want.
4th. We will be able, by q good vote.
to eniighten the president with some in.
formation upon the subject winch he
greatly needs.
he is reported the other day as having
sad that, IN his opinion, the people OF
Dakota were making q mistake in favor
ing division, because we need Dakota in
the north west to balance Texas in the
southwest. He said this would establish
. sort OF equilibrium"
Now, leaving out of the question the
propriety of the president OF the United
States interfering to enforce upon the
people. of Dakota his ideas, upc q
matter OF their own local como IN, and
about which they know best what they
Wish and need, We deaire to ask MIR.
Cleveland q question or two about this
mathematical idea of his with regard to
balance" and equilibrium 1t Dakota
10 admitted as two states. will not two
states have just IS many representatives
IN the house as n state? That is, one
representative for each l52 2lS in
habltants, which would give the people
OF Dakota, whether in one state or two
states, four representatives. Now MIR.
Cleveland, will you please answer this
Question In arithmetic? III four repre-
sentatiyee from one state out Of Dakota,
will balance" Texas, as you say, how
much less will Jour representatives from
two states ont of Dakota sbaiance'
Texas? The subject suggests another
arithmcticRl question pertaining 10 this